Shane Roller is perhaps the most well prepared fighter to make the transition into the UFC. As a three-time All-American at Oaklahoma State in college, Roller has perhaps the best base for a mixed martial artist...

The UFC has been trying to expand to new audiences for quite some time now. Expanding to every audience would give them a stronghold on the area, as well as making it easier for them to acquire talent from the area...

Nate Diaz, while being a fantastic fighter, hasn't been as consistent as the UFC would like. After winning the TUF 5 tournament, he has gone 6-3. While that is a good record, a lot of it has some against inferior competition...

In MMA, submission wins are as common as KO wins.If a fan learns to appreciate what he is watching, a good old fashioned submission win can be just as satisfying as watching some big dude get put on his ass multiple times...

Welcome, fight fans, to another edition of B/R MMA's famed Creature vs. Creature. In this edition, Dale De Souza and I will be analyzing the WEC 50 title fight between incumbent Dominick Cruz, and challenger Joseph "Joe-B Wan Kenobi" Benavidez...

Jake Ellenberger may have had a big disadvantage standing in his fight with John Howard, but he quickly negated that, taking John Howard down repeatedly en route to a TKO win (Doctor Stoppage) in the third round...

The rear-naked choke, or RNC for short, is one of the more basic submission holds that can be used in MMA. Although acquiring the positioning to use it effectively can be a pain, the rewards for doing so will usually earn the fighter a win...

At Dream 15 on Saturday, two of the best lightweights in the world will fight at what is one of the best cards of the summer. Featuring Gegard Mousasi and Melvin Manhoef, along with the aforementioned lightweights, it looks to be a card to remember...

The art of wrestling in MMA is akin to the art of dribbling in basketball. With one, you will find the other. Recently (and by "recently," I mean in the last 17 years), MMA has become the ultimate proving ground for wrestlers...